Credit report: check yours

Checking your credit reportAccording to the Federal Trade Commission, one in six Americans will be a victim of identity theft this year. It’s more important than ever to make sure you check your credit report often to make sure you are not a victim. It is also easier than ever to check your credit report and the best part, it’s free.A few years ago, Congress passed the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACT Act). [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 19:27:34

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Boston Tea Party Presidential candidate Charles Jay answers Obama-McCain debate questions

Posted at cj08.com (I wasn’t invited to Friday night’s presidential debate, but you knew I was going to weigh in anyway. My “participation” comes in the way of interspersing my responses into the actual text of the debate, which you will see below. All of those responses to the questions asked by moderator Jim Lehrer are in bold type [more...]

Date: 2008-09-27 18:49:05

Friday wrap

Dem Congress to pump raw sewage into nation's workplaces ... The AFL-CIO advanced an argument detailing why a "majority sign-up" is the best option for preserving "the freedom of working people." Below is a syllogism that encapsulates an argument found on the AFL-CIO website.1. The workplace environment has been poisoned by browbeating employers.2 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 11:30:00

Предсказания Кюнстлера на 2009 - США, Нефть, Геополитика, Путин

Спонсор месяца - #1 RX pharmacy affiliate program!Сайт дня (как попасть) - http://www.business-magazine.ru/There are two realities "out there" now competing for verification among those who think about national affairs and make things happen. The dominant one (let's call it the Status Quo) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 07:59:00

AP Calls Leftwing Tax Report ‘Non-Partisan’

AP Calls Leftwing Tax Report ‘Non-Partisan’ June 17th, 2008 From those proponents of wealth redistribution at the Associated Press: McCain, ... a recession as gas prices soar and layoffs rise amid a credit crisis and a housing slump. Obama ... a free-market system. Neither plan is cheap. The Tax Policy Center, a nonpartisan joint project [more...]

Date: 2008-06-17 14:49:38

McCain Aide Created 'Enron Loophole'

Editor's Note: On Wednesday evening, Keith Olbermann, the host of MSNBC's "Countdown," reported the findings of a "Countdown investigation" ... " was created by McCain adviser and former Texas Senator Phil Gramm, who had close ties to Enron ... me with proper credit for breaking the story more than a month earlier at the investigative news website [more...]

Date: 2008-06-19 14:00:00

President Bush just issued a statement about the job losses that were recorded in the USA last month ... of the president's response to that news: Today, we received monthly job report numbers that reflect ... , and tight credit markets have made it harder for businesses to borrow the money they need to meet [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 16:09:56

State Workers Fight Over Cutbacks as States Want More From Obama

As the budget crisis deepens, state employees are fighting each other for survival. Potshots are thrown between management vs. non-management, union vs. non-union, teachers vs. everyone else. In addition, governors want $1 trillion out of a total package of $850 billion Congress is likely to send to Obama to sign. The math does not add up [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 19:53:00

Three Legislative Proposals That Could Have Major Consequences for Your Finances

J.D. is on vacation. This guest post comes from DR of The Dough Roller, a money management blog ... in a consumer report or any change in a consumer’s credit score, as the basis for increasing any annual ... on Wall Street and in the credit markets lately, one could easily forget about money-related legislation [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 13:00:42

Economic Potpourri December 26, 2008

The barrage of noteworthy economic news continues unabated. I took a lot of time off posting Christmas Eve and Christmas. Here are a few headline news reports of interest from the past couple days that have been stacking up.MetLife Drops as Commercial Mortgage Defaults LoomMetLife Inc. and Prudential Financial Inc., the largest U.S [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 11:26:00

Forecast for 2009

Introduction       There are two realities "out there" now competing for verification among those who think about national affairs and make things happen. The dominant one (let's call it the Status Quo) is that our problems of finance and economy will self-correct and allow the project of a "consumer" economy to resume in "growth" mode [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 03:33:57

Scroll For Updates: United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger: Screw You If You Think Our Members Are Giving More Concessions…Umm “for approximately a lousy $7 billion”, We Could Buy All Three Companies

That’s pretty much the message this is sending: COLUMBUS, Ohio – Even as Detroit’s Big Three teeter on collapse, United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger said Saturday that workers will not make any more concessions and that getting the automakers back on their feet means figuring out a way to turn around the slumping economy [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 22:50:05

DrumBeat: September 17, 2008

Oil spikes $6 on safe-haven buying, weak dollar NEW YORK - Oil prices shot up $6 a barrel Wednesday, rebounding as fears of a spreading crisis in the U.S. financial sector sent skittish investors scrambling out of stocks and into hard assets. The big rally at least temporarily halted crude's steep, [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 13:50:07

Stop Smoking Crack - Don’t Take The Loan

A report from the Associated Press. “Existing home sales in the Midwest tumbled nearly 18 percent in August from last year, ... of Realtors said. The median sales price fell in nine cities in the AP-Re/Max report. The biggest ... federal bank fraud conviction in 2003, Raymond Zwego began constructing his own little housing bubble [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 12:48:53

Good Times For Resale In California

Reuters reports on California. “Home sales in the San Francisco Bay area rose nearly 39 percent in October from a year earlier and the median home price posted a record fall, a report on Thursday said. The median price paid for all homes ... in the prior month and 8.2 percent a year ago, according to MDA DataQuick.” “‘The dramatic, near free [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 20:19:16

Big Changes In The Senate As The Parties Gear Up For Another GOP Drubbing In 2010

Yesterday we remarked how a Debbie Wasserman Schultz led cabal of conservative Democrats is already bad mouthing the prospects of the DCCC working to ... -- who can claim a lot of credit for helping elect quite a few Democrats ("more" if not the "better ... and equally unscrupulous House counterpart, Rahm Emanuel, claims a lot more credit for Democratic [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 13:30:00

Dispatch from NC: Notes on the food crisis

It’s been a whirlwind few days on the campus of North Carolina State University, where I attended “The Politics of Food,” a conference organized by the Environmental Leadership Program. There’s lots to report on: Panels during the three-day event ranged in topic from the role of business in a sustainable food system [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 01:00:23

Gates of Vienna News Feed 10/1/2008

USACalif. Lawmakers Get Free GasolineIMF Adds to Pressure on Congress to Approve Bail-OutNorth Carolina Man Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced for Federal Hate CrimesObama’s Assault on the First AmendmentObama and SlaverySchwarzenegger: Communism Still Bad IdeaThe Greenlining Institute: Does the Financial Crisis Have Its Origins in Berkeley? [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 00:29:00

Ukraine Wobbles As The Financial Ground Beneath It Trembles

The medium-term outlook (for Ukraine) is sensitive to both external developments and policy responses ... 2006 Article IV Consultation Staff Report (February 2007) Ukraine’s economy is in trouble ... market and credit crunchg problems at this point in time (but here, of course, there is no strength [more...]

Date: 2008-10-12 12:15:13

Government Intervention in Foreclosure

This is Part Four of a series of articles on foreclosures. This article does not constitute legal advice ... intervention as well as discuss possible future intervention programs. For other preventative measures, check ... , 2008 report “Economic Analysis of a Mortgage Foreclosure Moratorium,” provides some analysis: “ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 07:00:13

The Fantasy Testimony Continues

Below is the longest blog post ever. It contains the "written remarks" that extend my fantasy testimony. Update: I will have to revise this to take a more conservative view of the proportion of investor loans. A reader sent me data on subprime loans showing that investor loans are only foreclosing at a rate slightly higher than owner-occupied [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 14:20:46

DrumBeat: October 26, 2008

David Strahan: You're wrong, PM. We need higher oil prices Once again Gordon Brown has got energy policy all wrong. Even before Opec announced an output cut of 1.5 million barrels per day, the Prime Minister had denounced the move as "absolutely scandalous", fearing it would force the oil price higher just as the world slides into recession [more...]

Date: 2008-10-26 13:21:00

Confusing Consumption With Investment

People are now waking up to the fact that what that real estate investment guru was pitching at the seminar wasn’t necessarily an "investment": ... of resources.Card credit credit score Credit repair forum Providian credit card application Va home mortgage loan rate Purchase prepaid credit card Christian consolidation counselor debt Experian [more...]

Date: 2008-06-24 14:10:35

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/6/2009

Tuan Jim sends an string of important news articles about the gas pipeline crisis caused by the deadlock between Russia and Ukraine. He notes that the affected countries are dusting off alternative sources of energy — fuel oil and nuclear reactors — for electricity generation.Thanks to AA, Abu Elvis, C [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 04:50:00

Peak Credit, a once in a lifetime event. Those focused on the CPI, M3, and other such measures are completely missing the boat ... the warning? Credit Deflation Some choose to call what is happening "credit deflation". In this regard "credit" is an unnecessary label. Deflation is about the contraction in money supply [more...]

Date: 2008-06-26 02:11:36

Heroic Detroit Paper Portrayals of ACORN Ignored Its Sordid History

Two June 23 Motor City newspaper reports — one in the Detroit Free Press (”Group blasts subprime loans,” by Amber Hunt) ... a scathing whistleblower report charging ACORN with “misusing taxpayer dollars for political ends ... here and here): (Detroit Free Press) Long before the mainstream media began reporting on those [more...]

Date: 2008-06-28 15:36:34

Review Of E*Trade Bank High Interest Savings and Checking Accounts

When most people think of ETrade, the popular online discount brokerage firm with the cutesy talking baby commercials probably comes to mind ... s also one of the best online bank options in terms of interest rate and website features ... , and mutual funds via its highly sophisticated electronic trading website, ETrade customers can also [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 08:39:38

Preliminary version of official minutes from controversial September LNC meeting released

LNC Secretary Bob Sullentrup’s minutes from its controversial September meeting have released. A final version is still pending ... ://www.lncregion7.blogspot.com/. On a more personal note, there is an error of fact in Sean Haugh’s report: “LP member George ... has proven to be quite useful.” p) Nope, that was me. George made a website using that info [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 21:51:36

Scroll For Updates: New McCain Ad: “Ayers”

Barack Obama and domestic terrorist Bill Ayers. Friends. They’ve worked together for years. But Obama tries to hide it. Why? Obama launched his political career in Ayers’ living room. Ayers and Obama ran a radical “education” foundation, together. They wrote the foundation’s by-laws, together. Obama was the foundation’s first chairman [more...]

Date: 2008-10-09 12:58:31

Friday Fraudster Mail

I am having difficulty locating local Ministers to work with in the Lord direction. Missionary Program, I have prayed that God will aid me in my search for people to spread his word but now is time to ask your help in this area. Please advise me on what to do [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 08:26:44

Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/14/2008

The news stories to pay attention to tonight concern immigration. In Italy, a “Record Number of Would-Be Immigrants Arrive”. But the President of Italy says, “Immigrants are a resource — no more prejudice!” And in the UK, a report in the House of Lords: “Economic Benefits of Mass Immigration Are Close to Zero”.We report [more...]

Date: 2008-11-15 04:48:00

Big Media Distorts Bush Economic Record

by James Pethokoukis, US News & World Report His presidency is almost over. But what is the true George W. Bush economic record? ( ... some of my free market principles when I was told by chief economic advisors that the situation we were facing ... at a really impressive 2.6 annual rate during the Bush years [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 16:39:10

Obama’s Speech On The Economic Crisis

I’ll post McCain’s when he makes one available at his website. Transcript after the jump… Remarks of Senator Barack Obama Confronting an Economic Crisis As Prepared For Delivery Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 Golden, Colorado Over the last few days, we have seen clearly what’s at stake in this election [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 22:00:42

Early Indicators: ‘Massive Intervention’… Futures Rally…

-- The US government has stepped in to fix the financial markets yet again with what the Washington Post describes as a "massive intervention" ... in the so-called 'free market.' Yesterday, House Republicans called on President Bush to stop what they call ... bailouts for large financial firms,'' citing concerns for taxpayers. "These massive federal [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 12:30:18

Scroll For Updates: United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger: Screw You If You Think Our Memebers Are Giving More Concessions…Umm “for approximately a lousy $7 billion”, We Could Buy All Three Companies

That’s pretty much the message this is sending: COLUMBUS, Ohio – Even as Detroit’s Big Three teeter on collapse, United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger said Saturday that workers will not make any more concessions and that getting the automakers back on their feet means figuring out a way to turn around the slumping economy [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 22:50:05

Emperor of the Gold Cartel

by The Mogambo Guru Al Korelin of the Korelin Economics Report had Tim Wood and Bill Murphy debating each other at the 2008 Las Vegas Hard Assets ... fiat currencies and central bank excesses, and I wonder, "How in the hell, in light of the entire ... of idiot-savant morons who have doomed us with an excessive creation of money and credit; nor [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 22:03:52

An 866% Return and Debating Taxes

Andrew Lahde Did you hear about Andrew Lahde? He was a hedge fund manager until about two weeks ago. His fund was only a year old and returned 866% ... is his rather unusual goodbye letter. Tax Debate When I asked Do You Report All Your Income? I had no idea that so many of you were so passionate about not paying taxes! Check out the comments [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 13:29:58

Six Months of Job Losses: You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet Baby

Marian Spiral Fractal by Bryan Evan Well, we're up to six months of job losses (pdf) ... market is drying up, but so is office hiring of all kinds. What hasn't shown up on this report ... and hospitality of all kinds will start contracting as people shop less and eat in more. With consumer credit [more...]

Date: 2008-07-04 01:30:00

UPDATED..WaPo: Obama Taking Illegal Donations UPDATE: Will Media Report Palestinian Campaigning for Obama from Gaza?

How is he doing it? Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign is allowing donors to use largely untraceable prepaid credit cards that could ... to the candidate. “That’s an error,” she said. Moreover, she added, her credit card was never billed ... . Had the AVS been turned on, the on the donation would have needed to match the name on the credit [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 12:32:34

NIC “Global Trends 2025″ Report: World to See Economic Growth At the Cost of Environment and Human Life

Read more of this story » Campaign politics dominated the headlines in 2008, making it a banner year for the armchair pundit and the politically uninitiated alike. 2008 was also a year that issues like energy use, climate change and carbon footprints came to the forefront of popular culture and political reality. And that’s where we came in [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 15:16:34

DrumBeat: September 18, 2008

Refilling fuel tanks after Ike to take weeks HOUSTON (Reuters) - Oil refiners and producers on Thursday rushed to restore Gulf of Mexico production following Hurricane Ike, but energy traders and analysts warned it will take several more weeks to refill U.S. fuel inventories, increasing the risk of shortages [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 13:19:59

What to Buy as the Dollar Stumbles

Here are three things you can buy now to capitalize on spiking unemployment, crashing banks and the tumbling dollar. Earlier this week, Chairman Bernanke and his cronies on the U.S. Federal Reserve did the unthinkable, indeed the unimaginable. In an effort to demonstrate how serious they are about this whole “ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 14:25:37

Marc Faber Calls the Fed a "Liquidity Drug Dealer"

Anyone nicknamed Dr. Doom is likely to be a man after my own heart, and Marc Faber is no exception ... bull till late in the spring, when he reversed his view) and perhaps as important, has a broader ... borrowing, is to blame for the credit crunch that has gripped world markets for more than a year, Marc [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 02:44:31

Inflation in Spades

by The Mogambo Guru The week was a bad one from start to finish, what with bonds selling off so much that, according to Barron's, " ... % Finished Goods report, but which didn't last but a second before we read that the Crude Goods index ... , the new "official" rate of annual inflation from the government's wonks is 4.2%, which makes me laugh [more...]

Date: 2008-06-26 20:51:50

p2pnet World Headlines – Sept 30, 2009

Two-Thirds of Americans Object to Online Tracking New York Times About two-thirds of Americans object to online tracking by advertisers — and that number rises once they learn the different ways marketers are following their online movements, according to a new survey from professors at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California, Berkeley. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 21:20:04

p2pnet World Headlines – Sept 30, 2009

Two-Thirds of Americans Object to Online Tracking New York Times About two-thirds of Americans object to online tracking by advertisers — and that number rises once they learn the different ways marketers are following their online movements, according to a new survey from professors at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California, Berkeley. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 18:20:04

Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News

Global panic submerses bourses, futures. Yesterday's strong close in the U.S ... credit tsunami." He admitted there was apparently a "flaw" in his market ideology and that he was "partially" wrong for opposing regulation of credit derivatives, but said it's unreasonable to "expect [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 11:17:05

“The Law is an Ass!”

“We have a Constitutional Crisis, like it or not, potentially as great as that which arose because of the Election of 1860…We the People need to get out there and tell others what is going on.” ####### By Judah Benjamin, Guest Author Charles Dickens once said, famously, that “The Law is an ass! [more...]

Date: 2008-10-25 22:16:08

Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/13/2008

My favorite story tonight is the one about the Bedouin tribe in north Israel who claim Barack Hussein Obama as a long-lost member.Should be an interesting family reunion…Thanks to Abu Elvis, C. Cantoni, Diana West, Insubria, JD, Kahane loyalist, TB, and all the other tipsters who sent these in. Headlines and articles are below the fold [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 04:59:00

American Optimism, Russia’s In Trouble, But Good News For Oil, Breakthrough Med Tech, And More!

American optimism at all-time low, 2009 recession imminent… Fannie and Freddie to the rescue? Chris Mayer with good news for oil investors. Another day, another double-digit decline… Russian market, currency plummeting. Pat Cox with a “huge” breakthrough medical tech about to become reality. Have we hit a nerve? [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 21:43:33

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